The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-03-14, Page 2y*" 8—Tbe Wmgbam Advu1cc '11mva, March 14. 197V
used eye
glasses
shipped
l.loyd,'Casey' Casemore, Lions
District A9 sight - .. , , . , tion
chairman, slipped out thousands
of pairs of eyeglasses this weer
which were collected by the
Wingham - Lions and Lion from
39 other clubs in the district.
The used glasses will be
shipped to Mount Forest Thur-
sday and from there to Toronto
and theft on to the needy in
countries like the Philippines,
France, Oman., Arabia, IndiaAnd
in Africa and South America.
The eyeglasses are distributed
free to those unable to pay the
costs. To the people *to biamiti
from th6 worldwide Lions
project, it means seeing more
clearly, enabling thelia to par-
ticipate in literacy programs and
to get better -paying jobs.
The Lions collect all types and
parts of eyeglasses, lenses,
frames and prescripiion
sunglasses.
The eyeglasses will be polished
and ground and them catalogued
according to strength and given
to the needy after eye
examinations.
i
Lakelet
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Inglis spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nor -
EYEGLASSES FOR THE NEEDY were shipped out of Wingham this week by Lloyd man Dryden in Paisley.
'Casey' Casemore, Lions District A9 sight conservation chairman. Large boxes of used Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Douglas
eyeglasses will be sent to places like the Philippines, France, Oman, Arabia, India, Africa have moved into their new home
and South America. Used eyeglasses are even provided free to the poor in Toronto. in Lakelet.
hln'istry discusses reasons for, bed cuts
declared. "It shouldn't just
.
WHAT ARE THE AIMS?
He plans to ask for the fulll7
Continued from front page draw money from one sector
What are the government's
beds facing closure next year to
before it can build in another. He
aims in terms of institutional
be converted to long-term care as
NOT PLANNING explained the $12,000.per surplus
care? "We don't know
an addition to the 18 long-term
TO CLOSE n�Ithaatt udgets is
bed cut from fs btaffing
exactly what's needed," Dr.
beds currently in the hospital.
D . Dyer the the average cost ofand
Dyer admitted, "but we do know
However he said he is not so
ministry intends to force any other non -capital costs require
where we were. We had surpluses
sure the hospital can demon -
hospitals to close, as it attempted to keep such beds open.
of active treatment beds and too
strate a need for any more than
several years ago. He also denied the health
many chronic patients in active
35 long-term beds, so that its
'"hie plan is not to get rid of ministry is getting the short end
treatment'„
chances of saving the 14 beds
some hospitals. In most areas we of the stick in the government's
The bed -patient ratio is higher
schedule for closure April 1 are
will be expanding the total health budget priorities, pointing out
than 4 per thousand for active
slim.
services," he claimed, that the ministry's overall budget
treatment right now, he said, and
Mr. Hayes agreed there are
The reason people are seeing increase of 6.7 per cent this year,
the testy is watching to see
currently many long-term
cutbacks before they see any while below the rate of inflation,
what happens as it moves down.
Patients occupying beds ea--
. ; nsion is simply financial, he was the highest inflation factor
It is monitoring hospitals and
marked for active treatment. He
said. The ministry has to with- given to any ministry.
also has a number of studies
calculated there are about 36
J
going on.
patients at the hospital who could
_
"It's not something we're doing
be considered long-term (a term
.
haphazardly," he claimed,
which he perm's to chronic),
down the proposed district health
charging that "people get
with only 18 long-term beds.
council. The ministry relies on
entations of what we're
He also said he thinks the 51
recommendations from health
tryii* to accomplish"
active .them beds to
!
Asked about the --study un-
this hospital would be en
tintario
dertaken in the Grey Bruce area
under the 3.5 per thousand -
r
which indicated a nee for 5.5
mula (61 if the 10 -bed cushion is '•
would be sufficient'
other than district health
beds per thousand rather than
not removed)
COMMON.
ihospitals attempt��
to cars
3.5, he said what that study really
to meet the needs of the cam-
' ON. ELEM. POWER
showed was demands and not
seeds. The ministry response
munity provided other facilities,
such as a chronic home care
" easy to see this as the first step in
was to say, `Go back and tell us
program, are in place.
MNN'NG
how many beds you really need
Dr. Brian Lynch Huron County
eventually force small hospitals
and what other beds you have.'
medical officer of. health, has
�he "Royal Cofnmission . on Electric Power
And what if a community
made application to the ministry
Planning" invites you to attend public hear-
wants to dip into its own pocket to
for such a program, he reported,
' irtg5 On the question on the need for addi-
keep additional beds open? "If a
noting the minister has promise
tional bulk facilities in -Southwestern
pow.
co tel' has surplus funds
w to spend them on
more money will of made
available for this type of service.
Ontario:
c it should zero is on
Mr. Hayes didn't buy the
2 h 21 t
what services it needs," Dr. Dyer
argument that the ministry
March 191h, , s
declared. "It shouldn't just
arrive at its formula of 3.5 beds
2i-5 p.m. end 7 p.m.
concentrate on active treatment
per thousand as a planning
Madill Seconds School
Secondary
bear."
figure. It's purely a fiscal figure,
Wingham, Ontario
"If they want to waste thele
he claimed. The ministry looked
d
Persons or organizations, in to
funds on that we can use them
at how much money was
and calculated how
present submissions t0 .the Commission
elsewhere„
He agreed that perhaps rural
available
mAny beds that would support.
` should contact Bets Faulkner at the office of
Betsy
hospitals can't be expecte to live
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
the Commission in Toronto by telephoning
by the same formulas as their
It was clear in talking with Dv.
Collect (416=965-2111). The public is wel-
counterparts in the cities, noting
Dyer that the ministry has
that this year the ministry
decided, for whatever reasons,
' come; Coffee will be served.
allowed small hospitals a 10 -bed
3.5 active treatment beds per
Copies of Ontario Hydro's brief with
'cushion' which "gives us time to
thousand will meet the needs of
A respect t0 this question may be obtained
reassess the whole problem".
southern Ontario. (The figure for
from local Hydro Electric or Public Utility
(Without the cushion Wingham
northern Ontario is 4 beds per
Commission offices or regional offices of
hospital would have faced the
loss of 24 beds this year.)
thousand.) where does that leave
a community which feels it
Ontario Hydro.
Weather conditions have to be
requires more beds ,to fit its
taken into account eventually,
particular needs?
Chairman: Arthur Pbrter
but that doesn't justify 5 beds per
If the ministry is sincere in its
thousand, he said.
commitment to add more chronic
'Rationalization' of health
care and nursing home beds it
services, having one hospital
should be possible, given the high .
specialize in obstetrics while
another is devoted to surgery and
proportion of senior citizens in
this area, to press for additions to
chronic care, is planned
those facilities.
NOTICE
in somea communities (such as
so
The question of keeping ad-
where a number of
ditional beds for active treatment
THE CONCERNED FARMERS OF THE
hospitals are duplicating ser-
vices. "Your community isn't one
is a more difficult one, especially
given the lack of agreement
UNITED TOWNSHIPS OF TURNBERRY,
of them," Dr. Dyer said,
However he added the ministry
among health care professionals
here. At least one local doctor has
NOV=WALLACE,Y
would "sure like to have a
warned that cutting active beds
could
i i
planning group there" and said
potentially jeopardize
PEEL, WOOLWICH AND PILKINGTON
he thinks it was a mistake to vote
patients' lives, while the
down the proposed district health
executive director of the hospital
Request your support by attending the
council. The ministry relies on
has said that, given adequate
recommendations from health
chronic care facilities, the
Royal Commission on
planning groups in deciding what
hospital could probably cope with
Electric Power Planning Hearings
facilities an area needs, he noted.
3.5 beds per thousand.
It is prepared to listen to groups
There is also a basic mistrust-
istrust-in
inthe gym. of
other than district health
of the ministry's motives. Given
F E MADILL SECONDARY SCNOOL
F.E.
is so long as they repthe esentam,
ihospitals attempt��
to cars
i
a good cross-section of the area,
a goo
yeagose
wINGHAM
including consumers as well as
" easy to see this as the first step in
providers of health services.
a chain of bed cuts that will
from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
More weight would be given to
eventually force small hospitals
MARCH 19#20j, 21
its recommendations than to
those from an 'interested' party
to close by making them too
inefficient to operate.
Hydra's wants have not changed
such as a hospital board.
If anything is to be done it
WHAT ABOUT VVNVGHAM?
comes down to the consumer of
We asked for these hearings. This is your lost
What does all this mean to the
health services—who is also the
Wingham hospital? Executive
taxpayer and voter—to shoulder
chance to stop Ontario Hydro from building a
Director Norman Hayes said last
the burden. If the governmeet
SO Kv transmission rid across our foodlands to
g
week he is delighted to hear the
can be shown its plan is
ficiently
ministry is thinking of turning
unpopular it will .
sell power to the States.
active treatment bads over to
doubtless find ways to modify its
long4- care rather than closeformulap
oto scrape ftp
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